Centerwell rolls out a new model of care for seniors
- Charles Reams
- Jul 8
- 2 min read
Senior care, a new model in Greenville
CenterWell Senior Primary Care operates under a value-based care model. This approach represents a new concept in care compared to traditional fee-for-service models.
In essence, fee-for-service providers get reimbursed based on the quantity of services they provide, not on the quality or outcome of care. The new model does much more for patients at no extra cost to the insurance carrier or to the patient.
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Holistic Approach: CenterWell takes a holistic view of senior wellbeing, addressing physical, emotional, and social health needs.
Personalized Care: Care plans are personalized to each individual's needs, ensuring a more flexible and effective approach.
Integrated Care Teams: CenterWell employs dedicated care teams that include physicians, nurses, social workers, behavioral health specialists, and pharmacists who collaborate to address all aspects of patient health.
Enhanced Collaboration: The model emphasizes collaboration between physicians and home health providers to improve care coordination and outcomes, particularly for patients requiring care after hospitalization.
Proactive and Preventive Care: CenterWell focuses on preventive care and long-term wellness, aiming to keep seniors healthy and reduce hospitalizations and emergency room visits.
This value-based care model, combined with an integrated approach to primary care, home health, and pharmacy services, aims to improve the patient experience and clinical outcomes for seniors.
The target market is patients over 64. These seniors have special needs, especially as their conditions multiply and become chronic.
In fact, the sicker you are, the more patients experience a fuller impact of care that matches their growing needs.
This is a specialist and a new model. That’s why a limited number of Medicare Advantage Plans work with this concept.
Who are the staff doctors?
There are several doctors at CenterWell. All are primary care and board certified doctors. As needed, they refer patients to various specialists.
Today we focus on one doctor.
American Board of Family Medicine 1998.
Dr. Joshua Paul joined CenterWell as a board-certified family medicine specialist. Dr. Paul completed his family medicine residency at Saint Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers, New York. He earned his medical degree With Honors from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1994. Dr. Paul developed an interest in healthcare at an early age when he traveled extensively with his father to deliver medical help to the poor in Haiti. Now a multi-decade healthcare industry veteran, Dr. Paul defines a successful doctor-patient relationship as one of mutual trust, where the patient feels part of the decision about their healthcare. Dr. Paul is fluent in English, French, and Spanish.
Patients must be older than 64 and have Humana, CIGNA, Wellcare, or Aetna plans to participate.
The result is more personalized care with better outcomes. Care escalates for critical-care patients with COPD, diabetes, and congestive heart failure.
There are several nurses, all trained to specially help seniors. Today we focus on one nurse.
Anissa Boyce
We found Anissa to be consistently professional, courteous and helpful. She goes the extra mile in rendering service that is both prompt and appropriate.
Her phone manner and in-person decorum is consistent. She’s inviting, friendly, and warm. You go, girl.
Bravo!
